Object
Mrs. Landingham's Comfort Cookie (S01E11 hallway)
A single, palm‑sized cookie—slightly domed, likely home‑baked, with a faintly crumbly edge and a warm, matte surface. Mrs. Landingham lifts it from her jar and offers it as a tactile comfort; Josh accepts the cookie, fingers it briefly, then returns it to the jar. The cookie functions as a small, physical gesture exchanged during a charged hallway moment.
2 appearances
Purpose
An edible snack offered to provide small comfort or hospitable courtesy to staff members.
Significance
Acts as a domestic, humanizing pivot against escalating crisis: the handed cookie punctuates playful intimacy between Josh and Donna, then collides with the arrival of a subpoena, underscoring how private comforts exist alongside—and are vulnerable to—political danger.
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